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Iran prepares to bury late supreme leader with week of mass mourning

Funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.

Blast at Damascus cafe leaves six dead, wounds 22, Syrian state media says

Police officers stand at an area cordoned off with police tape near the site of what Syrian state media reported was a blast at a cafe in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Yamaam Al Shaar

Saudi supertankers exit Hormuz in kingdom’s biggest oil flow since Iran war truce

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 1.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they killed Kurdish militants in northwest Iran

Cathay Pacific to resume Middle East flights

Cathay suspended flights to Dubai and Riyadh at the end of February after the war broke out.

Iran chief negotiator calls to avenge Khamenei death with massive funeral turnout

Iran’s Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called for a massive turnout at Ali Khamenei’s funeral.

Calls for state inquiry as Israel marks 1,000 days since Oct 7 attack

A series of sombre commemorative events are due to be held across the country.

Iran warns US, Israel against attacks ahead of funeral processions for Khamenei

Funeral processions for the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin on July 4 in Tehran.

Syrian foreign minister says Syria open to meeting Hezbollah, Lebanese state media reports

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam shakes hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani at the Government Palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Man jailed for one year over 2023 death of Jewish protester in California

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